1983 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball game August 2023 1983 NBA All-Star Game East West 132 123 42 27 34 29 31 33 26 33 February 13, 1983 The Forum Inglewood Hugh Evans and Jess Kersey 17,505 Julius Erving Marvin Gaye CBS Dick Stockton, Bill Russell, Pat O'Brien 1982 1984 The 33rd National Basketball Association All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on February 13, 1983, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the third All-Star Game to be held in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and hosted by the Lakers, following the 1963 game at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and the 1972 game, which was also held at the Forum. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 132–123. The Most Valuable Player was Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers, after scoring a game-high 25 points. The game was most notable for being one of Marvin Gaye's last televised appearances, where he sang a soulful, drum machine-accompanied version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game. This rendition gained newfound fame in 2008 when Nike used it in a video promoting the United States men's national basketball team. The colors were by the Edwards Air Force Base color guard, carrying the American, California, and Air Force flags. Coaches right Pat Riley in 1985.jpg Billy Cunningham 65-72.JPG 300 Pat Riley and Billy Cunningham were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively. Pat Riley, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, coached the West team. Billy Cunningham, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia 76ers, coached the East team. Both would be the coaches at the following summer's NBA Finals. Rosters +Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Coach HC Billy Cunningham Philadelphia 76ers 4th Starters PG Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 2nd SG Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers 1st SF Larry Bird Boston Celtics 4th PF Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers 7th C Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers 6th Reserves SF/SG Marques Johnson Milwaukee Bucks 4th C/PF Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 1st PG Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks 2nd C Robert Parish Boston Celtics 3rd SG Reggie Theus Chicago Bulls 2nd PG Andrew Toney Philadelphia 76ers 1st C Buck Williams New Jersey Nets 2nd +Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Coach HC Pat Riley Los Angeles Lakers 2nd Starters PG Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 3rd SG David Thompson Seattle SuperSonics 4th SF Alex English Denver Nuggets 2nd PF Maurice Lucas Phoenix Suns 4th C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 13th Reserves SF/SG George Gervin San Antonio Spurs 7th C Artis Gilmore San Antonio Spurs 5th SF/SG Jim Paxson Portland Trail Blazers 1st C/PF Jack Sikma Seattle SuperSonics 5th SF Kiki Vandeweghe Denver Nuggets 1st PG Gus Williams Seattle SuperSonics 2nd SF/SG Jamaal Wilkes Los Angeles Lakers 3rd Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS Isiah Thomas, DET 29 9 14 0 0 1 1 4 7 0 0 19 Larry Bird, BOS 29 7 14 0 1 0 0 13 7 0 4 14 Julius Erving, PHI 28 11 19 0 0 3 3 6 3 2 1 25 Sidney Moncrief, MIL 28 8 14 0 0 4 5 5 4 1 1 20 Moses Malone, PHI 24 3 8 0 0 4 6 8 3 1 1 10 Marques Johnson, MIL 20 3 10 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 7 Buck Williams, NJN 19 3 4 0 0 2 4 7 1 0 3 8 Robert Parish, BOS 18 5 6 0 0 3 4 3 0 1 2 13 Andrew Toney, PHI 18 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 8 Maurice Cheeks, PHI 18 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 Reggie Theus, CHI 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bill Laimbeer, DET 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 240 57 108 0 2 18 25 52 36 6 15 132 Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTBLKPFSPTS Magic Johnson, LAL 33 7 16 0 1 3 4 5 16 0 2 17 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL 32 9 12 0 0 2 3 6 5 4 1 20 Maurice Lucas, PHO 27 3 8 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 6 Alex English, DEN 23 7 14 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 14 Jim Paxson, POR 17 5 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 11 David Thompson, SEA 17 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 10 Jack Sikma, SEA 17 4 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 8 Artis Gilmore, SAS 16 2 4 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 4 5 Jamaal Wilkes, LAL 15 4 6 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 10 Gus Williams, SEA 15 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 George Gervin, SAS 14 3 8 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 9 Kiki Vandeweghe, DEN 14 3 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 7 Totals 240 55 101 1 2 12 19 37 37 7 18 123 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 252 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1983 NBA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1983.html 2008-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022640/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1983.html 24 July 2008 live Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Category:Basketball competitions in Inglewood, California Category:1983 in sports in California